- published: 02 Sep 2015
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Coordinates: 51°16′30″N 1°05′13″E / 51.275°N 1.087°E / 51.275; 1.087
Canterbury (i/ˈkæntərbri/, /-bəri/, or /-bɛri/) is a historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent in the United Kingdom. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion owing to the importance of St Augustine, who served as the apostle to the pagan Kingdom of Kent around the turn of the 7th century. The city's cathedral became a major focus of pilgrimage following the 1170 martyrdom of Thomas Becket. A journey of pilgrims to his shrine served as the frame for Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century classic The Canterbury Tales.
Canterbury is a popular tourist destination: consistently one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom, the city's economy is heavily reliant upon tourism. The city has been occupied since Paleolithic times and served as the capital of the Celtic Cantiaci and Jute Kingdom of Kent. Many historical structures fill the area, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and a Norman castle, and the oldest extant school in the world, The King's School. Modern additions include the Marlowe Theatre and the St Lawrence Ground, home of the Kent County Cricket Club. There is also a substantial student population, brought about by the presence of the University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church University, the University for the Creative Arts, and the Girne American University Canterbury campus. Canterbury remains, however, a relatively small city in terms of geographical size, when compared with other British cities.
Tim Canterbury is a main character in the BBC sitcom The Office, portrayed by Martin Freeman. He is a 30-year-old sales representative for paper merchants Wernham Hogg. He has quite a self-deprecating and ironic sense of humour.
Tim flirts with, and feels great attraction to, receptionist Dawn Tinsley. His office nemesis is Gareth Keenan, with whom he regularly exchanges insults and on whom he frequently plays practical jokes. His relationship with his boss David Brent is mixed; at times Tim seems to get along well with David, and often good-naturedly humours Brent's attempts at comedy and social interaction. However, like the other employees, he is often exasperated and annoyed by Brent's more extreme personality flaws.
In many ways, he is Brent's complete opposite. While Brent tends to annoy people with his incessant displays of vanity and childlike need to be loved, Tim is liked by almost everyone due largely to his humility, his sense of humour and his overall good-natured attitude. However, he lives an unsatisfying life – at 30, he still lives with his parents and works a job for which he has no passion or even interest. Having dropped out of university after a year, he hopes to return there and get a Psychology degree, but his hidden insecurity prevents him from doing so. His regular pranks on Gareth are one of his ways of maintaining his sanity.
Actors: Martin Clunes (actor), Martin Freeman (actor), David Jason (actor), Ronnie Barker (actor), Kevin Eldon (actor), John Bluthal (actor), Ricky Gervais (actor), Peter Bowles (actor), Richard Briers (actor), Michael Crawford (actor), Ronnie Corbett (actor), Steve Coogan (actor), Mackenzie Crook (actor), Stephen Merchant (actor), Roger Lloyd-Pack (actor),
Genres: Documentary,